Eat/Drink: Food tours bring a feast for the taste buds and senses

Flora Cauchi11 Aug 2014, 2:44 p.m.

Western Sydney is a pool of multiculturalism where all can indulge in the fragrance of Turkish spices, the decadence of Lebanese sweets, the tenderness of slow cooked curried meats of Indian cuisine and the freshness of farm grown produce.

Eat/Drink: Food tours bring a feast for the taste buds and senses

Food for the senses: Taste Food Tours guide Lesley Unsworth takes people to the culinary hot spots in Granville for a Lebanese experience like no other. Picture: Gene Ramirez

Food for the senses: Taste Food Tours guide Lesley Unsworth takes people to the culinary hot spots in Granville for a Lebanese experience like no other. Pictures: Gene Ramirez

Western Sydney is a pool of multiculturalism where all can indulge in the fragrance of Turkish spices, the decadence of Lebanese sweets, the tenderness of slow cooked curried meats of Indian cuisine and the freshness of farm grown produce.

For those interested in discovering more about the edible wonders the region has to offer, why not take a food tour?

Groups of people are taken to culinary hot spots where they can learn from traditional chefs what their cuisines are all about.

The Benevolent Society provides training and possible employment for people interested in becoming a guide. Last year it trained 18 people, of whom 11 were employed. Interested? Email tastetours@benevolent.org.au.

■ The Hills, Penrith, Hawkesbury: Create your own food tour using the comprehensive guide in the Farmgate Trails section of the Hawkesbury Harvest website. Learn about what's produced and where to go.

■ Auburn: From Turkish drinks, food and ingredients to emporiums filled with spices and delicacies, discover the riches of this vibrant suburb with Gourmet Safaris.